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Abstract: In the presented exploratory study, we demonstrated some empirical evidences on relations between social responsibility of business, managerial ethics, and economic environment at county levels. We conducted desk research on 41 countries using different secondary information sources. We confirmed hypotheses, which associate higher social responsibility and ethics to openness and competitiveness of people and management, enhanced economic performance, higher economic freedom, and lower level of corruption. The rationale behind the research hypothesis is disputed question if socially responsible and ethically managed business is economically more successful and sustainable. Evidently, in the most developed countries unsocial and unethical business behavior is not generally acceptable. However, in less developed economies profit is so high on the priority list that social responsibility and ethics are academic questions.We hypothesize that companies consciously select where it is beneficial to be socially responsible and ethical, and where it is more profitable to make business ruthlessly. We also tested the hypothesis that social responsibility contributes to the resilience of economy. This hypothesis was partially confirmed and partially rejected. Finally, we addressed a question if our results are meaningful for individual organizations, as well.We could just say that more developed countries have a larger proportion of businesses that behave affirmatively regarding social and ethical issues, which means that they find it beneficial also at individual level.
Keywords: družbena odgovornost, management, etika, ekonomska učinkovitost, koruptivnost
Published in RUP: 15.10.2013; Views: 3547; Downloads: 64
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Keywords: ekonomska politika, delo, finančne spodbude, Slovenija, Evropska unija, OECD
Published in RUP: 15.10.2013; Views: 3719; Downloads: 67
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Keywords: kultura, kulturne razlike, ekonomska kultura, vrednote, usmeritve
Published in RUP: 15.10.2013; Views: 4571; Downloads: 80
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Abstract: I have analyzed effects of the economic crisis, which began in the USA, on Northern Iraq under three main titles: First, I studied the economic history of Iraq. Second, I analyzed the effects of it in Northern Iraq. Finally, I interviewed entrepreneurs about the effects of crisis on private sectors in this region. I have been in northern Iraq for three years. I have tried to reach original sources, have interviewed people in the government and examinedthe impact of the crisis on the people and government. It was seen that the countryʼs economy, is mostly based on the oil sectors, so we especially highlighted oil production and revenue, which have been affected indirectly from the global crisis.
Keywords: ekonomska zgodovina, gospodarska kriza, posledice, Irak
Published in RUP: 15.10.2013; Views: 4172; Downloads: 88
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Keywords: finance, kriza, ekonomska kriza, Evropska unija, podjetja, avtomobilska industrija
Published in RUP: 15.10.2013; Views: 3197; Downloads: 104
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